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Aerospace Controls Researcher

2 months ago


Manassas, Virginia, United States Aurora Flight Sciences Full time
Aerospace Controls Researcher

We are seeking a talented and self-motivated Aerospace Controls Researcher to join our team at Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company. As a key member of our research team, you will contribute to the development of advanced aircraft and enabling technologies from concept to reality.

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with top-tier universities to bring the latest research developments into practical application for Aurora/Boeing projects.
  • Contribute to research proposals for government/DOD programs.
  • Conduct novel research in autonomy and control for aircraft, leveraging and advancing the state of the art in topics such as adaptive control, machine learning, optimal estimation, and new vehicle architectures.
  • Present and organize at conferences, workshops, and invited sessions, and publish journal papers.
  • Lead the specification, design, development, integration, and test of aircraft GNC/Autonomy systems on ongoing Aurora Programs.
  • Supervise technical work.
Requirements
  • Ph.D. or Masters Degree in Aero/Astro, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with guidance and control emphasis or relevant field.
  • Expertise in some, and working knowledge of most of the following: Adaptive control, learning-based control, nonlinear control, optimal control, optimal trajectory design, optimal guidance, missile guidance, and control, reinforcement learning, Kalman filtering, stochastic estimation.
  • 3+ years of related professional experience in the aerospace industry.
  • Must be fluent in MATLAB and Simulink, with working knowledge of C++ desired.
  • Must be a US Person (US Citizen or US Permanent Resident).
Preferred Requirements
  • Active DOD clearance.
Company Overview

Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, is a leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. Our mission is to apply autonomy and robotics to the development, production, and operation of advanced aircraft.

At Aurora Flight Sciences, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. Aurora Flight Sciences provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.